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TSFWG: EPA’s Updated Guidance for Lead in Soil

In this quarterly meeting of the Tribal Superfund Working Group, we heard from EPA staff about what led to this update and what it means for work at both Superfund and brownfields sites. Presenters…

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Abandoned Uranium Mines & Voluntary Alternative Housing on Navajo Nation

Would like to present the AUM remedy selection on Navajo Nation that was selected by USEPA. The controversy that it created between several Navajo communities, the impact that the PRP left within the…

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Tribal Drivers: Compelling Action at CERCLA Sites

Tribal attorneys, consultants, and environmental staff will hear case studies of sites where tribes compelled action at cleanup sites without the support of state or federal partners, or in the face…

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From Remediation to Restoration - A Tar Creek Story

Tribal employees who are involved in the superfund remediation and restoration process can see the progress made by Quapaw Nation at the Tar Creek Superfund Site after ten years of work. Attendees…

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Tribal Specific Risk Assessment for Superfund Sites - Navajo Nation

The desired audience for this presentation would be Tribal Environmental Professionals. I plan on discussing the Navajo Abandoned Uranium Mines Risk Calculator. The discussion will focus on the…

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Portland Harbor - Moving Forward to Cleanup

This session will be an overview of the complex Portland Harbor Superfund Site (Site), an update on how EPA is moving forward to cleanup, and a discussion around how EPA coordinates with Tribes at…

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Using CERCLA Section 120(h) for Tribal Land Acquisition

The target audience is Tribes to which federally-owned land is slated to be transfer. The session, which will use Powerpoint slides and Q&A, will discuss the notification requirements of CERCLA…

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Superfund Risk Assessment Approach to Assess Tribal Consumption of Plants and Animals to Improve Assessments

This PowerPoint presentation will discuss planned updates to the online model known as the Preliminary Remediation Goals for radionuclides (PRG) electronic calculator to improve tribal risk…

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Navigating the Tribal Research Process - a Success Story with Coeur d'Alene Tribe and EPA Region 10

For researchers conducting research on the Coeur d'Alene Reservation, it is essential to understand the beliefs and vision of the Coeur d’Alene Tribal Community. Since time immemorial, the…

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TSFWG: Impacts & Costs of Flooding at Contaminated Sites

For this get together of the TSFWG we will be joined by our colleagues at EPA’s Office of Research and Development (ORD) who shared some research they have been doing and hear your stories…

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TSFWG: Climate Vulnerability Assessments (CVA) at Sites on the National Priorities List

In this quarterly meeting of the Tribal Superfund Working Group, we were joined by Carlos Pachon, from the US EPA’s Office of Superfund Remediation and Technology Innovation (OSRTI). Carlos…

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Laurie Suter: Lessons from a life on the frontlines of mining

Superfund: Our Stories (SOS) is a project conceived by ITEP staff and our friends and colleagues at Native Nations across the country during the pandemic. The loss of institutional knowledge is a…

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Use of Traditional Ecological Knowledge at the Grasse River Superfund site in Massena NY AND Navajo Abandoned Mine Lands Networking Development Opportunities

The session will discuss the general EPA Superfund Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) policy including the potential for incorporating TEK in various points in the Superfund process (e.g. site…

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EPA Land and Community Revitalization Programs: Highlights from Tribes & How to Get Started

During this session, representatives from several Tribes and U.S. EPA will introduce EPA land revitalization programs and highlight successful real-world examples of how Tribes have used them to…

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Tribal Case Study: How to Start Using Drone Technology in Various Environmental Projects AND Ten Years at the Tar Creek Superfund Site

Pala Environmental Department started a drone program in 2020. Initially we purchased two drones, to be used by our department for a variety of environmental projects; this project has grown to…

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Adventures in Restoration: Case Studies from Native Nations in the Region

The stated goals of an NRD process are restoration or replacement of injured natural resources or acquisition of equivalent resources and services. However, the traditional Native Nation…

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